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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

The Presentment of the Grand
Jury to the U. S. District Court last
week was we'll timed document. It
was directed against the practice of
aending trivial cases up for trial.
The deputy marshals were simplify
Blamed for not exercising more dis
cretion. There seems 70 have been
but one case sent up against the
rule, and that was case in which
only one sale was proven before the
commissioners. For several years the
rule OF court required warrants to be
sworn out by the deputy collectors,
instead of the deputy marshals, but
now any one can take out warrant.
The presentment cautions the mar
shals in regard to tho indiscrimate
practice of taking out warrants. His
Honor the presiding judge approved
OF the presentment and it is expected
to have o wholesome effect
Out of about 14G cases sent up
there were about 76 true bills, as the
jury did not care to trouble the court
with the small cases, they would find
no bill and end the matter.
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Trashy N0VGIs.

A good novel is worth reading but
the trashy stuff that is now flooding
the country should be avoided. 1t is
throwing away valuable time to read
:hom. There is no information in
them and worse than this Gistasto
for profitable reading is formed. It
seems however that nothing can keep
such trash out of the hands of young
people. "She, ""Allan Quartormain"
and tho nausoating stuff Of L. p. Roo
should bo discontinued. 'Ben Hur"
and such books are valuable and
there is profit in such reading,
Trashy novels are worse than dancing
or whiskey. A few sermons on tbesp6,
lect would not be out Of place. u
bcDMo Nedig,Dl.
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The FIoosI on ,F,ssgnlo.

!. = /
Mr.. EptTon:--I spent from July
2oth to August 10th about six miles
above the Air Line Railroad on Tu,
gallo river, the line between South
Carolina and Georgia. When got
there saw the best prospect for
crops I have ever seen. The corn
on the river bottoms was very fine.
About 1000 acres of this bottom can
be seen from one place. The scene
was perfectly grand.
On July Oath it commemorative rain
and it continued to rain almost in
cessantly until August I'd. The Tu.
gallo, which is from rs to 100 yards
wide, iegan, as q matter of course,
to rise, and on the Cd day of
August it was from hill to hill, in pla-
ces nearly q mile wide. The corn
which was 80 beautiful but few
days before was at that time nearly
under water. I remember counting
the tassels in one piece Of corn that
was estimated to make about three
hundred bushels and six tassels
were all that could be seen. The
bridge, about 100 yards long across
the river and about 25 feet high,
was washed away. Tho water was
from 21 to 3 feet higher than was
ever known in the memory Of the old,
est men on the river.
I stood on the bridge two or three
hours in tho afternoon Of the 1st inst.
until nearly dark and watched logs
and whole trees one after another in
. rapid succession rush down the cur
rent. The wator was nearly up to
tho bridge all along and the trees
and logs woult hit it us thoy washed
down stream and kept it in con-
slant jar. When I left the bridge
the South Carolina end was floating
about u feet high. stepped off in
to water over knee deep on the bank
and wadod through water about
300 yards to the hill. At one place
the water was up under my arms.
Sometime during the night tho bridge
left
The water was three or four feet
deep in many dwelling houses nnl
the furniture being washed away.
Some houses and mills We're swept
away. On the morning of the 2d T
saw mill wheel going down. A
few horses, buggies and wagon were
carried off, and q great deal of other
property.
There were immense land slides on
the mountains. The surface of tho
earth became so thoroughly soaked
and saturated with wator that it was
not able to hold itself and the land.
trees and all gave way in many pla
ces and rushed down the mountain
side into the valley. IN one place
where the public highway ran along
the edge Of steep mountain, the
surface of tho mountain above tho
road gave way and obstructed the
road for 800 yards. Several places
1 saw where these slides had run
down the mountain for several hun
dred yards.
On July the 26th 1 attended the
unveiling Of the monument erected
at Fort Madison in honor of Col.
Ben. Cleveland. Speeches were
made by Hon. r. A. Child, Gov. w.
l.. Mauldin, Hon. NJ f. Anscl Gen.
Ellison Capers, and Hon. John S.
Werner. AS you have already given
your readers sketch of these cxer-
cises I win dismiss the subject.
ANDREW CLARE.
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Professional Notices.

40" p,cpu,Cu LU IuIuIsm an Glasses Wilt
employment at home, the whole time
or 1or their spare moments. Business
now, light nEd profitable. Persons of ei@
thcr sex easily earn from SO cents to Sf;
per evening. and a proportional sum bg
devotin% all their time to the brsincsS.
boys and girls earn nearly asmucil as men.
That al who see this may scud their adj
dress, and test the business. we make this
offer To such rs arc no. well satisfied
we will send one dollar to pay for''.. tro,..
bic Ofwriting Fall particulars ua Poi.
fit fIcc. Address GEORGE SrINso. < -.
Portland, Maine, feb II,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

Tho following aro tho appointments of
*HV. Q. u. Durant on tho Picilcns Mis-
SION until further noticr:--Twclvc Mile,
LIST Sunday ats o'clock p. ~. Cap Till,
LIST Sunday 10 o'clock Il. IN. Tabor, End
Sunday O'Clock p. IN. ; Porer's Chap.
oI, 3d Sunday IL o'clock n. m; Now
Hope, 4th Sunday II o'clock a. m.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

The Abbeville Medium thinks we
had better have q Constitutional Cor
Vention. We cannot vote for it um
til we are sure there is no other way
Of modifying the homestead law. We
now have twenty-four volumes of re-
ports defining the constitution of Is.
68. and the laws passed under it,
and there is no assurance that it
would take any less legal lore to de-
fine the new.
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Damage at PendletOn.

The recent rains have proven very
disastrous to bottom corn, where
most of the corn is grown, near Pen,
dleton. Farmers there still hope to
get full crop of cotton, with peas,
potatoes and hay. The annual stock
show has been arranged for. The
committee in charge, Messrs. Tres,
colt, Bowen and Sitton, will with tho
aid of its patrons. make success OF
it. All stockmen are desired to con.
tribute to it. -,
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Escaped with His bracelets

Constable Aiken, of Pickcns co,,n.
ty, arrested John Green, colorcd, Mt
LaurcnH, on "Wednesday furrow stcal-
ing and departed from that place that
night for this city where he expected
to commit his prisoner to jail. Green
was hand cuiled. and tied with a rope
to buggy i'll which the constable
and an assistant were riding. Green
trotted along behind the buggy very
quietly until they reached point be
low Simpsonville when5 5ho united the
rope and left tho road. After awhile
the constable looked around and found
their game had fled. Aiken drove to
the city and Deputy Sheriff Gilreath
returned with him and although q
faithful search was made. it was i'm
possible fo discover the whereabouts
of Green. The deputy sheriff return
eel to the city yesterday afternoon.
Aiken was still looking for his man.
Green still wears the hand .cuifsbut
seems to have made good use of his
time There is warrant against
him III the sheriifs Office hero. charging
him with obtaining goods under false
pretenses.- - GreenUiUo Ne,cS 18Th
i71StCL7lt.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

THl3 GOOD 0s,O STANDBY
accomplIshcs for everybody exactly what is claimed
1orit Ono OF tho Tor tho great popularity OF
tho Mustang LinIment Ii found In its uniVeTsnl
applicability Everybody noods such medicine.
The IunlbormHn needs It In case OF accident
Tho Housewife needs It for generalfamlly uso
The Cnnnler needs It for his teams Rud his men
Tho Mochanic needs II always ON his work
bench.
The Miner needs It In caso OF emergency.
The Pioneer rneedsit-can'tgeta along wlthoNV i'
Tho Farmer noeds It IN his house. his staplo'
and hig stock yard.
The StonmbOnt man or tho bOhth"" "0''
tin liberal supply afiOatnnd ashore -.
The HOrsoofnncEer needs it-@'t 10 h'' O'''
friend and safest reliance. 49,. -. 49, a..
The Stock -groyVcr needs It'll VIII Ha'o "4'"
thousands OF dollars ana Il world OF trouble
Tho Railroad man needs It and WIN neeu ~ 30
long as his life is round of accidents anG dangers
nGbc yEucItyvood damnn moods It. There S moth
ING Ii;o Il "a nm antdote for the dangers 70 me-
limb and comfort which surround the plohoor'
ohio SIerohuns needs 1t about his store among
bto er,nlnyoes Accidents will happen, and when
t,sa coma tho Mustang Eminent iswanted at once
X Keep n Bottle In tho House. fis tho best o.
economy.
xoer N Bottle Sn tho Factory Itsimp,ediate
ee I'm caso of accident soves pain and loss OF wages
MSop u HUttis hiwnyH Iu ihC Stable for
uao when wnutod. ...
Jan 20, 1887
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LOST.

eight Of the parties who can sell Grave
- Stones cheaper than we can. We seld
No, 1. Material; We do good work, and
we do so to givo satisfaction. Our pris
ccs run from three dollars up We have
on hand and to arrive Large Stock Of
Grave Stones. All work delivered ut the
grave. Satisfaction given Mr.. Fl. II.
Owen can be found in charge Of the
Marble Yard ready to give all who may
call upon him. Give us a trial and be-
convinced, j. ID. SMITH e. Co.
Liberty, S. G. Oct. II. '86.
oct. 81, 1856 f.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

On tho 18th inst. the Anderson
County Anti Whiskey Bill was de-
feated by a majority of 1929. We
saw several men of both sides O. short
time before the election and they all
agreed that the election would go the
other way by a handsome majority.
The same kind of an election in Lau-
rens on the same day had u like re-
cult only the majority was very small.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

We hove tested every lot of turnip
socd we have for sale this year, and
know them to be good. $500 will be
given by us as a premium to the party
bringing US by November 1st the lar
geSt sample turnip grown from our seed
Sloan Bros.
If Drug, Seed and Paint Store
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6f YNVs WANNA &oOG Article
OF PDUo TOBACCO, ask your dealer for
FD43b ESI8S"

The following arc the appointments of
Rows. II. r. Mosley and James N. Stcw
art Twelve Mile River Association for
the month Of September: :-4Saturday TO-,
Mile Creek IL m; Sunday II, Koowce
IL a. m.; Monday 12, Four Milo II a..
m; Tuesday 13, Old Piclons II a. IN. ;
"Wednesday and Thursday ID and Is,
Six Mile II a M; Friday 1G, Pleasant
Hill a. M; Saturday II, Camp CrcoI,
II II. m.; Sunday Is, Prntor'8 Creek Il
n. NJ; Monday 10, Socona II q. IN. ;
Tuesday 20, Martins II q. M: Wcdnes.
day Il, Antioch 10 a. m. {, Tuesday %,
Bethel 100 m, Shady Grovo p. ~. ;
Friday %, Holly Springs 70 q. m. .; S.H-
urday "a, Mountain G2oyo p. m. Suu-
day 25, Griffin II a. m,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

Many farmer delegates assembled
in Atlanta on the 10th inst. Sonsi-
bic and eloquent speeches were made
to the body by Senator Colquitt and
Mr.. III. NJ. Grady. Mr. Grady is q
versatile genius in the speech MAX
ing business.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

The President told the committee
on invitation from Louisville that he
would visit their city if he could.
We presume no would shy no less to
d like committee from Pickens.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

The bittcrost invcctive that over
fell from old man Fclton's lips was
directed against representative Sim
mons i'll the Georgia Legislature last
week. The Hon. gentlemen were
permitted to go for each other with
"gloves off, in their discussion of
Felton's prison reform bill.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25
Our Piedmont BScl&

The Augusta Chronicle expresses
the opinion that it would be Of much
advantage to Georgia if Industrious
immigrants could be induced to go
into that State. Tho Chronicle very
truely says that the Piedmont sec
ton of Georgia nnd South Carolina is
admirably adapted to white labor. In
health, climate, soil and production,
this region has unsurpassed advanta-
ges and is the natural home Of an in
dustrious and frugal population of
small turner's. Small farms thor
ou8ly cultivate d, rather than large
plantations loosloy managed, is the
need of the Piedmont belt. This con
dition Of things already exists to some
extent, but thoro is demanded lar
ger development of such an industri-
al policy, with the accession to the
population Of u class of hardy and
thrifty immigrants. Co1wu6iu Rc0
lister.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

One Cbas. Payne who swindled
the Bank of Montreal out of SAG, 1000,
was caught at the debth of 18 miles
In Canada. He had not spent cent
OF the money. Was he not an hon
est thief
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

The Pennsylvania Republicans have
declared for Blaine for President. He
Is the most thoroughly representative
man in the party.
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Dental Notice.!
live at home, and make moro

W0TTcnn live at home, and make more
money at work for us, than at anyx
l. w thing else in this world Capital
not needed, you are started free. Both
sexes; all ages, Anyone can do the work.
Large earnings sure from first start Cost
ly outfit and terms free Bcttcrnot DELAY.
Costs YOU nothing to send lis your address
anu lind cut; if you are wise you will do
50 at once. II. N.LLETT & Co.; Portland,
Name. feb II, Sly
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Epoklen's .Arn;oa salva.

The Best Salge in the world FOR Cnta
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum. Fcver
Sores, Tettes, Ohapped Hands, Chiiblains,
Corns, and al Skin Eruptions, and positiye
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. II is
gUaranteed 70 give perfect satisfaction
money refunded. Price 20 cents per box
For sale by DR.. e. w. Earle.
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THE GEORGIA SCHOOL
OFF
Language, Science ana ART

ONE Of tho best Business and Norma
- Schools South, and only ono having
a separate Female Department., offers
select, msectarian, christian home to
young men and young ladies, providing
Tuition and Board, including Washing,
Fuel, Lights, etc, for only $12 per
month ench! Ponnanship, Ioo]l-kcop-
ing, Shorthand, Typo-writing ohd Nit
SIC thoronh(y taught. Full business,
Normal, C"llcgiate and Irregular cour.
Sos of study: Superior Preparatory De
partmont. licnlthfulncss unsurpassed.
Over 200 students past year. The 10Th
year begins i'll September. early APP
pllcatlon is necessary to secure Il place
FOR catalogue address at once, TERRELL
IL. SIMMONS, Pres't, Norcross, Ga.
July 81, '84-9t
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1887.

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FOR SALE.

INR ACRES OF LAND, one mile from
lcU PIckcns {. ii. n two horse cr"d
or improved land. a good Dwelling
House, and necessary out buildings Land
we'll timher'd. Apply at this officer, or to-
JAMES l.. CRENSHAW,
dec 10 1y PENDLEToN s. @.
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@ ire enViIlGe -. q.
Over Wcatmoreland Bros. & Dukes
Drug Store. July IA, '87, |.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-08-25

Danger! Neglected cold or cough NAV
iGad To Pneunonia, Consumption or other fatal
ul|%aSo. SSrong'2 Pectordl Pills will cure y
coz! - ny ,"nr!c ECSt Ihnr fur Il ueucpsi:.jn-
a HE2stton. ickAeaIachG as thousands testify.
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EstIassssa.bison.aeI.
>Pi8dmont Institute.

THE exercises of this school will be
n resumed on Thuwday the 1st day of
September next, under tho control and
dlrection of Rev. j. r. Riley, d. d. He
Will have associated with him an able
corps of experienced teachers i'll al the
departments of the Institute. Tuition
Tees Will be reasonable. Board can DO
procured at $500 OF $1,000 per month.
IL IS highly important that students be
present on the first day.
f. A. CHinp, p, ToD Arnx,nnrp.
Secretary. Chm. nd, Trus
july 81, '87-tf
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Post Office FEnIlra.
SCHEDULE,

From 8 a. IN. 30 p. m, and from 9
p. m. to p. m.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15
Sharing the Profits.

The plan of sharing profits among
the employees of productive establish
ments is receiving more aud more at
tention from employers of labor and
the announcements of the intention TO
carry on business upon this basis are
constantly increasing in number If tn q
system grows in popularity at its pres
ent rate of increase in two or three
years more it will perhaps be found to
have supplied n solut on to some of he
most vexatious OF labor problems. -
Boston Herald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15
Foster Vindicafed.

The board OF control OF the state pub l.
school eude its worl, by giving sup
Foster a vindication Tn re ult Of the in
vestigation was set forth in report. rath.
er lengthy. and showing much "A e"tioD
for Foster. of which the following is the
plrport The bo RI finds that there So :
n Intentional opening O other poop e. s.
letters hy tie SUI ernteudent; sutisiac
tory idence that he wa, erin the habit
Of us n, improper language that the pun
i~hmept- roveu. though severe i'm some
ms auges we're OF vicious loo :. and n
more -e'cre than circum .tances required
and that { e general disci line wa, too len
lent: that p.opf, Of imm, railty were con
ne to late vi,i 5 10 rooms Of oft &c man
ayers aud @ IA I'll roomin SturE,s aad tn t
there was no evidence Of imm raj con luct
though is I O. the room, OK lady cottage
manager, eft the hours Of clo-in wer
in'udicious.
The re ort closes with praise Of Foster
and regrets that anythins h'u a. ect h. $
lulor~ al tine schoo'.
Immediately on learning what the board
had done roster handed in his re iynat on.
He expre- ed thanks for his yin i'ation
and prai,e tie work he him self had tole
Foster viii remain until his succe so, has
been determined on. II is the intention of
the beard Of control TO make thorough
cleaning out Il the institation, ana "a
NJ mter Of en- ployes WHO stand in the way
of harm my are doomed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15
He Had a Sweet Tooth.

a Boston lady, whose sister lives IN
Georgia and whose mansion there il
overrun, like every other big southern
residence, with black servants. receives
frequetly from her odd stories of these
always funny people Her stout color
ed cook. a charmingly loquacious per-
son, has two small boys who serve rs
errand bearers and personal servants To
the lady of the house. One of these
boys, whose name is Ivy. has devour-
ing passion for molasses. and not only
decorates his countenance with it on all
possible occasions, but cannot possibly
eat his food without it.
One day lately Ivy was served with
some bread and honey at his lunch in
the kitchen, and promptly called for
molasses.
Lands sakes!" said his mother.
40 to put on dc bread n honey?"
"Sartin. nanny
Ian oh de livn'l IF dat boy wv
had an angel Gabriel served up on de
table he'd ask right off TO de 'las.es to
put on him. - Boston transcript.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15
Embryo Colored Statesmen

An old colored woman stood at tn e
station Yesterday. waiting ior the Jack =
sonvlle train. Beside her stood two
little pickaninnies with faces as black
as the inside of a stove-pipe. When
the old mama's train arr we'd she ex-
claimed: Bless de Lor'r' and then
looking down at her children, remark
ed; Here, you Abraham Lincoln.
take hold of Jcf Davis hand and come
along heah. quick!' And the name
sakes of the two great ststesmen of the
war joined hands and walked away to-
gether as though their names had no..
expressed such diss iml arity of pur-
pose. -Pdldtba (Fid.) Hcrdld.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15

Tho rey. IT Ell al H. III cher dioi in
BROOKLYN, y. y, on the etl IN &, In ISL.
he suffered STROKE of paralysis from
which he never recovered. He left
wife and i've children. one son is a
missionary to China and another an army
surgeon.
DR. Pitcher was born in Athens O., in
1910. In $50 be entered the Methodist
ministry and tor 30 years served "a an
itnerant pastor in Michigan. He was
widely known in the state having filled
various 20 ,itions in the itinerancY. lie
was presiding e.der Of the Detroit district
conference at one time, and II led the same
position in other districts. The Methodist
church of Michigan owes much TO DIR.
Pitchers energy and zeal in its behalf dur
ing hi, long aud useful life's work. He
was the author OF a ii story of Michigan
Methodism,n a work Of much value and
cOmpleteneS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-15
A Michigan Road Relieved.

In the matter of the application
Of the Detroit Grand Haven and
Milwaukee railway, the interstate rail
road commits has ordered that. for
the tine being and for period not ex
ceeiing 90 days. the road may charge
greater rates for the TRANSFORMATION Of
property from Grand Haven and points
eas ternly thereof, incl Iding ionia, TO
points ca OF the Detroit and ST. Clair
rivers th n are charged on the lake traffic
from Milwaukee 20 20 nts caste the same
rivers on the same line. and also for the
tran mis- ism Of property TO lonia and
Grand Haven, and po nts between the
same from point, east OF the Detroit and
st. Clair river. than are charged on the
like traffic 20 Milwaukee over the aue
line but subject 20 the restriction that
such cha g.. 20 and from Grand la en-
Ionia and intermedi1te points shall not
AT any time exceed the prevailing rates on
the like traffic between Chica- o and the
same points east OF the Detroit and 81
Clair rivers, nor greater in proportion t.
Milwaukee rate than are now charged by
the petitioners line.